Heather Urry
@heatherurry.bsky.social
Prof @TuftsUniversity (psychology) | open inclusive affective scientist | R enthusiast | she/her | say Urry: http://bit.ly/SayUrry | Black Lives Matter
Such an honor to get to spend the time with you and Hugo, Simine. I loved getting to know the very good boy (and you, of course!). I think I got as much out of petting him as he did, maybe more. I’m sorry for your loss and glad that you have many Hugo memories to enjoy going forward.
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Such an honor to get to spend the time with you and Hugo, Simine. I loved getting to know the very good boy (and you, of course!). I think I got as much out of petting him as he did, maybe more. I’m sorry for your loss and glad that you have many Hugo memories to enjoy going forward.
Australia has fancy birds. Check out the tuxedos on the magpie lark and magpie.
November 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Australia has fancy birds. Check out the tuxedos on the magpie lark and magpie.
“It was too lovely to watch a mind at ferocious work.” (Katabasis, R.F. Kuang)
November 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“It was too lovely to watch a mind at ferocious work.” (Katabasis, R.F. Kuang)
Kangaroos! They are real.
November 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Kangaroos! They are real.
I’m not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe, Australia.
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I’m not gonna fall for the banana in the tailpipe, Australia.
Rainbow lorikeet, just - bam - right there in the city. What a cutie.
October 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Rainbow lorikeet, just - bam - right there in the city. What a cutie.
People-watching paradise + beer at St Kilda beach
October 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
People-watching paradise + beer at St Kilda beach
Zoomed in view of my Jumbotron fame. Autographs only $5 each.
October 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Zoomed in view of my Jumbotron fame. Autographs only $5 each.
Made it on the Celtics Jumbotron at the preseason game against the Raptors. Peak Boston.
October 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Made it on the Celtics Jumbotron at the preseason game against the Raptors. Peak Boston.
Findings were consistent across the two studies, as demonstrated in this figure depicting meta-analytic results.
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Findings were consistent across the two studies, as demonstrated in this figure depicting meta-analytic results.
In brief, urgency messaging induced a state of threat marked by distress, which then hampered information processing efficiency and route efficiency but not accuracy in a route planning and tracing task. See (overwhelming) figure of Level 1 effects in two studies below.
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
In brief, urgency messaging induced a state of threat marked by distress, which then hampered information processing efficiency and route efficiency but not accuracy in a route planning and tracing task. See (overwhelming) figure of Level 1 effects in two studies below.
Looks like you’re not alone! (These posts were positioned perfectly in my feed. Hahaha)
September 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Looks like you’re not alone! (These posts were positioned perfectly in my feed. Hahaha)
Late summer rules
August 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Late summer rules
Need a random distraction from p-curve discourse? Yesterday I hiked 6 miles and it nearly killed me. (OK, fine. It did not really nearly kill me but it was challenging AF. I should've believed the AllTrails "Hard" rating! Navigated/climbed many boulders over 9 hours and lived to tell the tale.)
August 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Need a random distraction from p-curve discourse? Yesterday I hiked 6 miles and it nearly killed me. (OK, fine. It did not really nearly kill me but it was challenging AF. I should've believed the AllTrails "Hard" rating! Navigated/climbed many boulders over 9 hours and lived to tell the tale.)
Gemini 2.5 Pro didn't fall for the banana in the tailpipe:
August 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Gemini 2.5 Pro didn't fall for the banana in the tailpipe:
Disagree! The author expressly addresses uncharitable, anti-feminist interpretations of his argument in the footnote below. I would’ve appreciated seeing this idea centered more obviously in the main text but it is there.
July 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Disagree! The author expressly addresses uncharitable, anti-feminist interpretations of his argument in the footnote below. I would’ve appreciated seeing this idea centered more obviously in the main text but it is there.
Yes, and our follow-up with Mike and Sam maybe even more so
July 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Yes, and our follow-up with Mike and Sam maybe even more so
How age 55 is going so far.
May 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
How age 55 is going so far.
Still my favorite fortune cookie of all time… thanks?
November 21, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Still my favorite fortune cookie of all time… thanks?
From his days as a nuclear reactor operator at MIT, my son: (joke gift from grandparents)
October 13, 2024 at 11:41 AM
From his days as a nuclear reactor operator at MIT, my son: (joke gift from grandparents)
There's a set of 162 csv files if you don't use R or don't want to run the script yourself. Here are some more examples of png files and the plots that go with them:
September 29, 2024 at 1:39 PM
There's a set of 162 csv files if you don't use R or don't want to run the script yourself. Here are some more examples of png files and the plots that go with them: